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AFR Freshwater poll

March

Hawthorn’s come-from-behind win over the Giants on Saturday night is Albanese’s template.

PM reckons he’s got the wind at his back, just when it matters

Albanese is subscribing to the same strategy that got him across the line in 2022. Be ahead when it matters.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Labor closing gap on cost of living, leads race to form government

Anthony Albanese has his nose ahead of Peter Dutton in the race to form government on May 3.

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Explore the latest Freshwater Strategy Poll

Who is the preferred prime minister? What is driving people’s votes? Explore our AFR-Freshwater Strategy polling data.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are in a tight tussle to form minority government.

Big swing to Libs in Victoria but struggling for traction in WA

Victoria has swung back strongly to the Coalition since the last election. Lesser so has NSW, while Western Australia has barely moved.

Dutton’s net approval rating, which is his approval rating minus his disapproval rating, fell 4 points over the last month to minus 12.

Appeal to aspiration to avert a minority government

A hung parliament would just exacerbate the populism, opportunism, and polarisation that are already destabilising the political system.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton visiting Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne on Monday.

Dutton recommits to lower taxes, blames poll slump on smear campaign

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has assured his restive backbench he remains committed to tax cuts, but they have to be affordable and non-inflationary.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton coming off the boil as election nears

Peter Dutton’s personal ratings and voter expectations of a Coalition victory have fallen sharply, suggesting Labor attacks on the opposition leader are working.

February

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Minority government looms but who’ll lead it, and for how long?

Heaven forbid, but Australians could be forced back to the polls if Dutton and Albanese end up with 75 seats apiece after crossbench negotiations.

Peter Dutton is taking the race to Anthony Albanese and targeting some of Labor’s safest seats.

Coalition stretches poll lead to 52-48 but green shoots for Labor

The latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll reveals a significantly increased chance Peter Dutton can form a minority government.

January

Peter Dutton with Nicolle Flint, the candidate for Boothby.

Younger men gravitating towards Dutton

Male voters are more disposed towards Peter Dutton than are their female counterparts, especially among younger demographics.

Corporate heavyweights such as Qantas and Coles cop a lot of heat for reporting healthy profits.

Four charts reveal surprising views on Aussie businesses

Voters hate Coles and Woolworths? Think again. Amid a debate on the role of business in society, a new poll unearths some unexpected views on business.

Dutton catches Albanese as preferred PM as law and order worries grow

Amid a spate of antisemitic attacks, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed law and order overtaking climate change as a top-three voter issue.

December 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton risks losing underdog status

The weight of expectation is shifting behind the opposition leader. Which can be a curse.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Dutton stronger, more decisive than Albanese: poll

Peter Dutton leads Anthony Albanese on 10 of the 12 leadership attributes tested in the latest AFR/Freshwater Strategy poll.

Regardless of whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton wins, 54 per cent of poll respondents now expect a minority government.

Voters bracing for minority government – and Dutton to lead: poll

The latest poll shows a Labor-led minority is the most likely outcome from the next election. But more voters believe Peter Dutton will be the next prime minister.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton with Coalition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien, left, and Nationals Leader David Littleproud, right.

Dutton’s nuclear plan a $4trn hit to the economy: Chalmers

Last week’s long-awaited release of the nuclear policy costings has had no immediate impact on the popularity of the energy source.

November 2024

Australians are split over Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Net zero ambition to go backward under Trump: poll

A clear majority of respondents believe international efforts to stem climate change have been set back by Donald Trump’s restoration to the White House.

Kristalina Georgieva

Labor’s plight is not unique but the solution remains elusive

As each month passes without noticeable improvement in the cost of living, it’s all starting to appear rather fraught for the government.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arriving in Rio de Janeiro with his fiancé, Jodie Haydon.

Dutton best suited to handle Trump, Labor still facing minority: poll

The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy polling shows the Albanese government remains behind the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

October 2024

Anthony Albanese is no longer the preferred prime minister.

With Albanese no longer preferred PM, Labor has nothing

The significance of this poll is there is nothing Labor can point to in terms of having the wood over the other side.

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